I bought this recently for the princely sum of £60... The bike is nothing special kit wise, although I quite like the stem and bars...

My main question regards the frame. It has been repainted and sports Woodrup decals... It doesn't look like a Woodrup to me...

The really thin seat stays seem to point at quality... There is a serial number stamped left to right on the bottom of the BB shell, but it is illegible.

I would also like to know the approximate era of the bike.

It rides lovely and has covered seventy miles over the weekend with ease. The main issue is that there is a split in the seat tube (caused by an extreme stuck post) and will need significant work. The split is not moving despite riding however...

I would like to know what it is to assess whether repair is a viable option. Woodrups have quoted £95 plus VAT to put a new seat tube in and then there would be the cost of the repaint... I find this reasonable but can't see the point on a lower end frame... Any info appreciated!

Which is a 1979 Carlton Continental. The lugs on the frame look different though, more like the ones on here:

Which is an unknown frame, but very similar is many respects to the Continental. If the serial number is L>R on the BB then it is going to be a post buyout Carlton (if that is what it is), if all English threads then it is probably going to be 1960's or possibly early 70's. The purple one up there is, as I say, a 1979 and is all Raleigh threads.

It could be anything though, I have seen such lugs many different bikes.

Hi, looking at it I would say it was late sixties, early seventies, the lugs are Prugnat from that era, if it had a full wrapover stay my first thought would of been a Holdsworth Mistral. Therefore I think ( check the seatpost is 27.2 ) its a mid range quality bike ( brake cable guides are fairly simple, but bridge is nice ), build by ?? Mercian, Woodrup, Condor ??? The serial number will help, is it on the steerer ? Its all a matter of putting the clues together I'm afraid. Checkout http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/history/40/1966-catalogue the King of Mercia model is nearly there, but the wrapover stay ! Happy hunting, Terry

What´s the head badge? Looks vaguely familiar to me from the side that you can see.

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Bikes I am actively looking for - please pm me if selling or if you hear of one:Hetchins Nulli Secundus 20" or so, please help for my mother whose bike went walkabout. Raleigh Record Ace 20" or so - the post war one one.

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